Marathon

Global Cup - Marathon

2025

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Top Positions Points % Chg
1 Ethiopia 402 34.4 1
2 Kenya 384 32.8 -1
3 Tanzania 54 4.6 3
4 United States 48 4.1 1
5 Uganda 45 3.8 -1
6 Japan 36 3.1
7 Italy 33 2.8 3
8 Netherlands 33 2.8 -5
9 Germany 27 2.3 2
10 Israel 21 1.8

2024

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Top Positions Points % Chg
1 Kenya 636 45.3 1
2 Ethiopia 495 35.3 -1
3 United States 57 4.1 2
4 Japan 54 3.8 6
5 Netherlands 45 3.2 -2
6 Great Britain 39 2.8 6
7 Bahrain 15 1.1
8 France 12 0.9 7
9 Eritrea 12 0.9 5
10 Switzerland 12 0.9

2023

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Top Positions Points % Chg
1 Ethiopia 600 36.6 1
2 Kenya 594 36.3 -1
3 Netherlands 75 4.6 5
4 Israel 66 4.0 1
5 United States 63 3.8 -2
6 Tanzania 42 2.6 1
7 Uganda 42 2.6
8 Belgium 30 1.8 -2
9 Morocco 30 1.8
10 Japan 24 1.5 -6

2022

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Top Positions Points % Chg
1 Kenya 714 43.6
2 Ethiopia 555 33.9
3 United States 96 5.9
4 Japan 87 5.3 2
5 Israel 42 2.6 3
6 Belgium 36 2.2
7 Tanzania 21 1.3
8 Netherlands 18 1.1 -1
9 Morocco 18 1.1 -5
10 Canada 15 0.9

2021

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Top Positions Points % Chg
1 Kenya 450 38.5 1
2 Ethiopia 420 35.9 -1
3 United States 186 15.9 1
4 Morocco 24 2.1
5 Italy 18 1.5
6 Japan 15 1.3 2
7 Namibia 12 1.0
8 Israel 12 1.0 -3
9 Netherlands 12 1.0
10 Great Britain 9 0.8

Per Capita Cup - Marathon

2025

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Top Positions People Per Point Chg
1 Kenya 129427
2 Ethiopia 234706
3 Finland 459060
4 Netherlands 520121 -1
5 Italy 1834099 2
6 Germany 3066667 3
7 Sweden 3360465 -3
8 Japan 3518611
9 Great Britain 3647111 -3
10 Canada 4076800 -5

2024

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Top Positions People Per Point Chg
1 Kenya 78144
2 Ethiopia 190610 1
3 Netherlands 381422 1
4 Switzerland 704049
5 Mongolia 1058217
6 Israel 1459847 -4
7 Great Britain 1683282 5
8 Japan 2345741 3
9 France 5594583 4
10 United States 5718474

2023

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Top Positions People Per Point Chg
1 Kenya 83670
2 Israel 132713 1
3 Ethiopia 157253 -1
4 Netherlands 228853 1
5 Belgium 379032 -1
6 Uganda 896995
7 Morocco 1148867
8 Canada 3057600
9 Australia 4114550 1
10 United States 5173857 -1

2022

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Top Positions People Per Point Chg
1 Kenya 69608
2 Ethiopia 170004
3 Israel 208550
4 Belgium 315860
5 Netherlands 953556 -1
6 Japan 1455977 4
7 Romania 1636500
8 Canada 2446080
9 United States 3395344 -3
10 Australia 8229100

2021

Top Positions People Per Point Chg
1 Kenya 110444
2 Ethiopia 224648
3 Israel 729923
4 Netherlands 1430333
5 Morocco 1436083
6 United States 1752435 1
7 Italy 3362515
8 Poland 6405499
9 Great Britain 7294222
10 Japan 8444667 -5

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